Food Standards Agency
Food hygiene ratings and food inspection dates
Official UK food hygiene ratings for food businesses.
Your information
Name of the restaurant, cafe, takeaway, or shop, for example Pret A Manger.
Town, street, or postcode, for example Leeds or LS1 4DT.
More options
Maximum number of matching businesses to return, for example 10.
Example results
- Businesses
Businesses Rating Fhrs ID Hygiene Postcode Structure Full Address Business Name Business Type Rating Meaning Local Authority Rating Page URL Last Inspection Date Confidence in Management 5877764Very goodLS1 4DTGoodNew Station Street, Leeds, LS1 4DTPret A MangerOther catering premises5 - Very goodLeeds2021-07-14Good5937212Very goodLS2 7ARGoodUnit 20 Victoria Gate, Harewood Street, Leeds, LS2 7ARPret A MangerRestaurant/Cafe/Canteen5 - Very goodLeeds2026-07-22Very good51685030GoodLS1 6AWGood6 Lands Lane, Leeds, LS1 6AWPret A Manger Lands LaneRestaurant/Cafe/Canteen5 - Very goodLeeds2026-08-26Very good51724179GoodLS1 4APGood4 Wellington Place, Leeds, LS1 4APPret A Manger Wellington PlaceRestaurant/Cafe/Canteen5 - Very goodLeeds2024-07-18Very good5319865GoodLS1 2JPGood10 Infirmary Street, Leeds, LS1 2JPPret A Manger (Infirmary Street)Takeaway/sandwich shop5 - Very goodLeeds2025-11-11Good
About Food Standards Agency
Food Standards Agency (FSA) finds food hygiene ratings by business name and town, street, or postcode.
Get hygiene rating returns matching businesses, ratings, addresses, inspection dates, and available food safety standards.
Built by Fous from ratings.food.gov.uk and checked automatically; it last passed a check on Sep 29, 2026. Fous is not affiliated with Food Standards Agency.
Actions
Get hygiene rating
1 credit per runFind UK food hygiene ratings by business name and town, street, or postcode. Results include inspection dates and plain-language scores when available; Scottish ratings generally have no component scores.
What you provide
| Field | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
Businessbusiness | Text | Required | Name of the restaurant, cafe, takeaway, or shop, for example Pret A Manger.Example: Pret A Manger |
Locationlocation | Text | Required | Town, street, or postcode, for example Leeds or LS1 4DT.Example: Leeds |
Max Resultsmax_results | Number | Optional | Maximum number of matching businesses to return, for example 10.Example: 3 |
What you get
| Field | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
Businessesbusinesses | List | Matching food businesses, best match first. |
Ratingbusinesses[].rating | Text | Food hygiene rating, or Scottish inspection outcome.Example: 5 |
Fhrs IDbusinesses[].fhrs_id | Number | Official FHRS establishment identifier.Example: 877764 |
Hygienebusinesses[].hygiene | Text | Food handling standard in words.Example: Very good |
Postcodebusinesses[].postcode | Text | Business postcode.Example: LS1 4DT |
Structurebusinesses[].structure | Text | Premises and facilities standard in words.Example: Good |
Full Addressbusinesses[].full_address | Text | Full street address including postcode.Example: New Station Street, Leeds, LS1 4DT |
Business Namebusinesses[].business_name | Text | Name of the business.Example: Pret A Manger |
Business Typebusinesses[].business_type | Text | Type of food business.Example: Other catering premises |
Rating Meaningbusinesses[].rating_meaning | Text | Rating and its meaning in words.Example: 5 - Very good |
Local Authoritybusinesses[].local_authority | Text | Authority that inspected the business.Example: Leeds |
Rating Page URLbusinesses[].rating_page_url | Link | Official business rating page.Example: https://ratings.food.gov.uk/business/877764 |
Last Inspection Datebusinesses[].last_inspection_date | Date | Date of the latest published inspection.Example: 2021-07-14 |
Confidence in Managementbusinesses[].confidence_in_management | Text | Food safety management standard in words.Example: Good |
Example result
For Business: Pret A Manger, Location: Leeds
{
"businesses": [
{
"rating": "5",
"fhrs_id": 877764,
"hygiene": "Very good",
"postcode": "LS1 4DT",
"structure": "Good",
"full_address": "New Station Street, Leeds, LS1 4DT",
"business_name": "Pret A Manger",
"business_type": "Other catering premises",
"rating_meaning": "5 - Very good",
"local_authority": "Leeds",
"rating_page_url": "https://ratings.food.gov.uk/business/877764",
"last_inspection_date": "2021-07-14",
"confidence_in_management": "Good"
},
{
"rating": "5",
"fhrs_id": 937212,
"hygiene": "Very good",
"postcode": "LS2 7AR",
"structure": "Good",
"full_address": "Unit 20 Victoria Gate, Harewood Street, Leeds, LS2 7AR",
"business_name": "Pret A Manger",
"business_type": "Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen",
"rating_meaning": "5 - Very good",
"local_authority": "Leeds",
"rating_page_url": "https://ratings.food.gov.uk/business/937212",
"last_inspection_date": "2026-07-22",
"confidence_in_management": "Very good"
},
{
"rating": "5",
"fhrs_id": 1685030,
"hygiene": "Good",
"postcode": "LS1 6AW",
"structure": "Good",
"full_address": "6 Lands Lane, Leeds, LS1 6AW",
"business_name": "Pret A Manger Lands Lane",
"business_type": "Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen",
"rating_meaning": "5 - Very good",
"local_authority": "Leeds",
"rating_page_url": "https://ratings.food.gov.uk/business/1685030",
"last_inspection_date": "2026-08-26",
"confidence_in_management": "Very good"
}
]
}For developers
Run this workflow from your own code. In Studio, turn on Developer mode and create an API key.
# First set your key: export FOUS_API_KEY='YOUR_FOUS_API_KEY'
: "${FOUS_API_KEY:?Set FOUS_API_KEY before running this example}"
curl 'https://api.fous.com/v1/query' \
--fail-with-body --silent --show-error --max-time 120 \
-H "Authorization: Bearer $FOUS_API_KEY" \
-H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
--data-raw '{
"api": "@food-standards-agency",
"visibility": "public",
"operation": "get_hygiene_rating",
"version": 1,
"input": {
"business": "Pret A Manger",
"location": "Leeds"
},
"response": {
"format": "json"
}
}'What you can do with it
- Compare restaurant ratings across a town
- Check a takeaway’s latest published inspection date
- Find a food shop’s rating and address
- Review available food handling and safety management standards
Questions
Is Fous affiliated with Food Standards Agency?
No. Fous is not affiliated with Food Standards Agency. This workflow reads the public ratings.food.gov.uk website and returns its data.
How much does it cost?
Each run costs 1 credit. With pay-as-you-go, a credit costs 1¢; monthly plans cost less per credit.
Do I need a Food Standards Agency account?
No. You only need a Fous account.
How current is the data?
Fous gets the data from ratings.food.gov.uk when you run it; repeating the same request within a day may return the saved result. Fous checks this workflow automatically; it last passed a check on Sep 29, 2026.
What is a food business’s hygiene rating?
Get hygiene rating finds a business by name and location and returns its rating or Scottish inspection outcome.
When was a business last inspected?
Get hygiene rating returns the latest published inspection date when available.
What food safety standards were assessed?
Get hygiene rating returns available food handling, premises and facilities, and food safety management standards.